Re: ASP design question

From: Roland Hall (nobody_at_nowhere)
Date: 03/24/05


Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 18:57:48 -0600


"Aaron [SQL Server MVP]" wrote in message
news:ORd9Cr$LFHA.3616@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
: Most of the work for the functionality is admin, IMHO.
:
: The necessary things client-facing should be:
:
: - view posts (maybe broken down by topic area / author)
: - view archives
: - post comments (anonymous or register/login)
: - subscribe to RSS

I've seen some that end discussions and no longer allow posts. I've seen
some end after a few days. What do you think would be the reasoning for
ending a discussion that soon or at all? Unless the info is outdated, I'm
at a loss.

: I built one last week that had the above functions, and it took all of two
: days.

ASP/SQL? All SPs?

: Yes, there is existing software out there, but I prefer to have
: ownership and design choices on the schema.

I agree. Why be limited and why follow a design you may not agree with.
Then there are copyright issues.

: I also don't like the learning
: curve of someone else's software, if I can avoid it, and the ability to
move
: my software to another web server with minimal impact (e.g. uninstall and
: reinstall some blogger crap) was pretty important.

Did you add, or would it be advisable to add an index for new comments
within a certain time frame?

: Optional features include things like allowing users to pick frilly CSS
: things like color scheme or even overall template style.
:
: For the admin side, authors need to:
:
: - create / edit posts (and this should automatically update the RSS
feed...
: you can have the RSS feed be dynamic, but I prefer to rebuild the XML file
: whenever a change is made... this is much less taxing on the server)

Not ever having produced an RSS feed, I'll need to research.

: - remove comments (I know, censorship is bad, but if anonymous posts are
: allowed, they could be callous, slanderous, etc. depends on the type of
: blog and whom it represents, I suppose)

Should you require a registration to post?

: - view statistics

What statistical processing should be included?

: --
: Please post DDL, sample data and desired results.
: See http://www.aspfaq.com/5006 for info.

Not sure what at 5006 is relevant here.

Do you have a working example online?

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